The Smiley Face Murders

Since 1997, hundreds of accidental drownings have occurred across the United States. Many of these "drownings" show potential evidence of murder. This video takes a look at a theory known as "the smiley face murders" that may explain these strange drownings.
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[@lisztdylan7846]

I'm white British, living in Manchester. One night my mate started acting really drunk despite only having a few drinks. I decided to persuade him to go home but first i'd get him some food. On the way I realised he was obviously drugged. As we were walking to maccies, two middle aged men approached us and tried to convince my friend that they would look after him. He was fully convinced they would and told me to grab the maccies and he'd stay with them. I just straight up told him I wouldn't leave him alone with strangers and he wasn't in the right state of mind. The men wouldn't stop following us I had to drag my friend away from them (I'm assuming the drug messed up his sense of judgement). Eventually I basically screamed for them to fuck off and threatenedto call the police. I guess the noise of my shouting must have scared them off cos they just ran off. I still remember that night and sometimes I wonder what woudve hapenned if they would've decided to fight us or if I would've been a bit more drunk and less alert. It really scares me. My friend remembers absolutely nothing, just getting home and having extreme muscle cramps. Manchester actually has a trend of drunk students falling in canals under suspicious circumsrances similar to the smiley face kileer in this vid.

[@telmomoreira7616]

And i saw this videos that was the first thing i thought, did both you went to police?

[@lisztdylan7846]

@@telmomoreira7616 ye I reported it but I couldn't really provide much information

[@telmomoreira7616]

@@lisztdylan7846i hope you and your friend stay safe.

[@ev4n_scence]

@@lisztdylan7846 it's been 2 months. You still safe?

[@ilikepie4685]

Oh god, I want to say hope you stay safe!

[@SCP-2295]

my father actually lived dangerously close to one of these smiley face murders. since i learned that ive become pretty fascinated by these specific killings. this is probably one of the most detailed and interesting videos ive seen on it. fantastic work

[@wheresdarice3988]

Aren't you scared?

[@calixto3754]

cherryriot I would be scared as fuck

[@johnvuillemot4805]

I live in Western greater Pittsburgh area and I am terrified man.

[@thelightpost6056]

Do get too interested...

[@revui834]

i currently live extremely close to where one of them occurred and now i'm really not feeling up to my late-night walks down to the creek

[@ricedanan]

-Evidence of being drugged. -Evidence of strangulation Conclusion: Accidentally drowned

[@wheretfisalaska]

Daniel Doria the us law system, ladies and gentlemen

[@ThePolecatProcess]

Evidence of a struggle, no possible way he should have been able to hang himself, conclusion... Jeffery Epstein killed himself

[@KiTA-]

Conclusion: US Law enforcement never got properly trained. They all got their licenses from the black market.

[@walten8828]

KiTA XD

[@somebodynotspecial6537]

bruh...

[@tmajcan94]

Living in Pittsburgh most of my life, I remember this case vividly. Kept hoping and praying for his safe return. Rest in peace Dakota James.

[@paulnash6944]

-dies with all limbs cut off *“aCcIdEnTaLlY dRoWnEd”*

[@breetopkuschi9657]

A+ logic. Can’t swim with no limbs! Must’ve drowned!

[@mlhillard73]

*hAhaHa must have been a aaccident HAhaHa LoL HAaH just a accident* -police

[@AbsolutelynotatallpleaseIbeg]

HAHA LIMBS GO BRRRRRRRRRRrrrrrr

[@corn3514]

The cop: well really these catfish are super vicious. The catfish: blub

[@gaychainsaw646]

*hohohohehehehahahahehehehehh Ho ho ho He has cut off limbs must be aCCIdeNtIAl dROWNinG ho ho ho hehehehe*

[@CC81444]

How to get away with murder: *Draw a smiley face*

[@CC81444]

The more you know

[@Maple_brigade]

Red John

[@和樹詩桜]

Doesn't always work

[@Ay_Dey]

Instructions unclear: I now have a grilled cheese addiction

[@Maple_brigade]

@@Ay_Dey instructions unclear: dick caught in ceiling fan

[@frostbitepokin9520]

*arms and legs chopped off and body was left in the water* Police: “yup he definitely drowned”

[@dababy5445]

No wonder he couldn’t swim

[@cyclila3550]

I mean it’s so obvious 🤦‍♀️

[@thatnicklongo5939]

The authorities are amazingly stupid...

[@JohnnyBGood11]

Boating accident

[@MrMars-sx3db]

He fell so hard his limbs dismembered themselves

[@cypher237]

My ex boyfriend died under suspicious circumstances, found under a bridge "accidently drowned", in Portland, OR a few years ago. He was missing for a few weeks before he was found, but had only been in the water for a few days at best. Same circumstances as listed here... Still have no answers...

[@rogerphone481]

Was there :) graffiti nearby?

[@cypher237]

@@rogerphone481 not that I know of, but I don't think anyone checked. It's Portland, OR so there is tons of graffiti everywhere... imo, these cases have many more important similarities than the graffiti... 🤷‍♀️ It's totally possible, but probably too late to check. Plus being found in the river, makes it hard to know if he started out, where he ended up... ya know?

[@rogerphone481]

@@cypher237 Yeah. That makes sense. Sorry for what happened.

[@cypher237]

@@rogerphone481 thanks! I appreciate it! It's been awhile now, but it was really crazy. We weren't dating at the time, but he was my high school sweetheart... Hopefully someday we can get some closure....

[@rogerphone481]

@@cypher237 I can't imagine hearing someone I know was murdered. Especially someone close.

[@YachtyBurner]

The fact that the police wouldn't admit their mistakes even if it could help in 200+ cases because it could potentially shine a bad light upon them really irritates me

[@MattySkydaddy]

Maybe its because they're involved. In Germany we have a saying "the fish stinks from the head" which means that if something's fishy, often times the higher levels of a company or authority is corrupted or bad.

[@GeneralEcstasy]

@@MattySkydaddy Could you retype that in German?

[@legogunguy7833]

Bruh, you have a smiley face in your name

[@legogunguy7833]

@@YachtyBurnerlol, btw I meant it as a joke but I don't know if you took it offensively so if you did sry😆

[@YachtyBurner]

@@legogunguy7833 oh, I'm sorry my bad.

[@Chloe__________xx]

Can’t believe this guys content is free, I feel like I’m stealing something, he should have a Netflix show. From the editing, info, production, ease of watch, not annoying, right pitch, open unbiased info, clips, images, straight facts….this guy is journalism & entertainment (I know that feels wrong to say entertainment given the context) at its finest. Seriously brilliant work! 🙌🏼

[@DanteVital93]

He gets paid from your views. Don't feel bad.

[@Chloe__________xx]

@@DanteVital93 true. But sometimes they get demonetised apparently.

[@DummyOne-s2r]

no

[@MimoriAzume]

I thought it said "It is estimated that over 3000 people die from frowning" and accepted it

[@Corn_Beef_Boss]

Lol I would accept that too tbh

[@Tjejify]

Many more than 3000 people😑

[@MimoriAzume]

@@TjejifyMight be why it said over 3000 people 😳😳

[@dashady1367]

Ironic

[@quick_light]

timmy YOU'RE GROUNDED :( *dies* timmy u good m8 timmy? TIMMY?! xd

[@ItsEggoMyWeggo]

The fact that the smiley faces are different, say ":)" or "=)" with circles for heads or no heads, shows that it is probably a group committing these crimes. Different artists have their own art style, and so do these guys..

[@mspotato4211]

=)

[@samantharubinstein2699]

That’s actually rly smart damn

[@Komobear]

Yeah but it’s a smiley face. Even if all these guys are being murdered it’s just weird to connect a graffiti as common as a smiley face to them. That’s gonna be hard to prove.

[@RookieAssassin]

1 of the killers put 3 stars above the smiley face next to a body and 2 other young men were found in that area, so that one probably wanted to brag about how much he's killed without being found out..

[@RookieAssassin]

I also think they're operating from the dark/deep web on some sick killer site.. Maybe heard about some smiley cases and thought they'd make a nationwide organization from it and agreed they wanted to kill young men either out of envy or out of attraction to them.

[@CommonCentrist82]

The condition of the body(ies) is why I give this theory any validity. I've seen corpses pulled from water, they are in bad shape within a very short time. A body decomposing for a week in water is usually completely unidentifiable... you can't even tell race or gender sometimes (until an autopsy is done). In 40 days, there's probably very little left of the remains.

[@NotMikeStoklasa]

Mans head blown off Cause of death holding his own breath

[@IdiotWithNo_S_key]

That's real estate

[@Wow30035]

Wow truly great detective.

[@JohnFortniteKennedy_]

Ah yes.. Legit

[@airfusion7734]

Holy shit we got Sherlock Holmes in the house

[@ziq1450]

holy shit your knowledge is revoloutinary ty for blessing us with your knowledge

[@crewcrew1015]

Someone: Dies with limbs cut off Police: "No wonder he drowned."

[@chrisaguirre4771]

LOL

[@cb5141]

It’s funny how you “accidentally fall off a bridge”

[@evelynbell2459]

ikr, it’s funny how there are also over 300 other similar cases. accidents must be skyrocketing, people need to stop being so clumsy.

[@SumgoodAsszaza]

*falls off bridge* omg I didnt know I can fall from a bridge with 4 foot walls

[@quandaledingle1988]

Oh no I just sliped and felt off a bridge that has bigass fences and shit. I guess I will die by an accident.

[@Jasonr-]

Oh no I'm accidently climbing the fence. Oh no I'm about to jump off the fen-

[@rainbowdayofmeroblox4312]

-_-

[@NicolasSequeira]

You darned emoji, accidentally drowning people intentionally like that

[@alecrutz956]

:)

[@bigdaddy69.18]

:)

[@bigdaddy69.18]

Jk jk

[@mohamadsarwar7997]

That darned emoji: *I don't care what you look like you're next*

[@seankock7649]

Damn gene going off

[@demi_ryka1306]

I feel like whoever is behind this is manipulating the police. There's literally no way they can look at some of these cases and be like; "Yep, he shoulda taken swimming classes"

[@withinyouwithutyu1324]

@Leonard Bruce LISSANDRE hopefully your username isn't your actual name lol If it is I'll be looking for it on the news.

[@lolwut279]

@@withinyouwithutyu1324 huh

[@withinyouwithutyu1324]

@@lolwut279 I was making the joke that corrupt police or a cult will try and silence him. Hense, seeing his name on the news.

[@lolwut279]

@@withinyouwithutyu1324 ahh ok i thought you were gonna find and kill him lol.

[@samfish2550]

I mean, this could be a collection of very similar cases that are unrelated, but due to the method of murder used in these cases leaving basically no evidence behind the police had to close them as "accidental drowning". And the smiley face is just coincidence. I honestly would be willing to bet that if you excluded the only athletic young smart popular white guy parts the case count would skyrocket.

[@Aziwrath]

My dad told me about this years ago and i thought it was just a bed time story

[@leafylavenderlover9197]

Omg that’s even more scary 😰

[@Overflow02]

Wtf, why would he tell you this story?!

[@Tohru_Adacher]

Overflow probably to make them aware

[@spicychipgaming2080]

Dang that’s hardcore thinking murders are just bedtime stories

[@1di10t]

What kinda bed time story- 😂

[@MonkeyBone316v1]

It's actually disturbing and disgusting what the law enforcement keeps out of the local media. I know, for a fact, where I live at, our police department makes sure certain stories are kept out of our papers. Not only that, but we really don't know how bad things are in our city......

[@nylex3323]

And, taking this into account, you have considered that local law enforcement may want to obscure relevant cases from media applications to prevent the spread of panic, potentially giving the killers what they want, or something else, yes?

[@MonkeyBone316v1]

@@nylex3323 It's illegal to silence the media, even though governments (City, state, and country) do it all the time. Not only is this sometimes bad, it's dangerous, putting people at risk. It creates victims and nobody is on guard. A double edge sword can be argued, sure. But, it can also be argued that a "panic" is always going to be inevitable. What isn't, is that if it's kept from the public, faith in media and law enforcement is lost.....

[@evantambolang3052]

I swear whoever said that their deaths were caused by "drowning" should have their badges/licenses taken

[@strwberriess000]

creepy but really good, love it.

[@ogmangler8820]

Agreed

[@BrentLoaf]

Agreed

[@m8lol165]

No

[@nevan335]

Yes

[@thenixaless7493]

All his vids are like that

[@mediocresizedmac7675]

y'know the reason that the police labels it as drowning is because it's much easier and cheaper to label it as drowning, instead of investigating an entire serial killer ring

[@insertcoolnamehere8516]

@Gamer Girl Exactly. There is corruption in the police force that lots of people fail to/don’t want to acknowledge. Obviously there are very good police officers who do their job extremely well, but there seems to not be all that many of them.

[@SahloFolina2161]

*I will never look at a smiley face the same way again.*

[@4CHAMUKA]

:)

[@emmaly8993]

kookie ! AH

[@Tena.]

dude in my childhood city there were these smiley faces drawn outside of peoples homes and sometimes it was smiley faces(☺) or sad ones (☹) and we later learnt that these graffiti were from some sort of like burglars that robbed houses. So same I won't ever look at these things the same

[@SahloFolina2161]

You guys trying to freak me out??

[@shadeabout]

STOP IT IT CREEPED ME OUT BEFORE I EVEN WATCHED IT

[@cakey6636]

Police are very bad at covering up things, y’know.

[@angwlic5282]

So many people didn’t die of corona but are getting labeled as corona death

[@vls967]

@@angwlic5282 I nearly died of ligma.

[@maciass29]

@@vls967 same... ligma is scary as hell.

[@azirul9311]

@@maciass29 alright boys imma take one for the team,what's ligma?

[@iitsLeaf]

*is publicly exposed with a drug inside bloodstream* "He died from accidental drowning."

[@joedemarzo3648]

Reasons why the police wouldn't say anything and it isn't a cover up: -They didn't want to cause panic/fear -They don't want to give the killers what they want, publicity -they don't have any suspects -they are actually working on it but don't want to give that away to keep the element of surprise on the killers

[@ithurtswhenipee4526]

the skating guitar sloth that could make sense, or they’re just ignorant. I hope it’s the reasons u said

[@Dripbaru]

I’m glad you made this comment, so many people hate on police officers yet without them for even 1 day our society would collapse.

[@atiredperson9608]

Thats sum criminal minds stuff right there

[@narcozz9670]

CarSNn7 Releasing tomorrow Avengers: Against The World

[@reck1essandrest1ess50]

-they sadly dont have enough evidence for it to be murders

[@Al.D.Osskrak]

Some of these cases might be connected with each other, but the smiley face seems like an arbitrary through line. It's probably the most common graffiti and graffitis are often found under bridges, which means they are close to water and drownings by necessity. The fact that the smiley faces look so different also means that it's not some cult or organizational symbol. At best it could be some distorted meme between serial killers, but I doubt it. It seems more like a way to draw attention to these cases than an actual credible theory. Aside from that, looking at the druggings happening in some of these cases, it's possible that there are malicious gangs of people out there spiking drinks and leading the victims into their vans. They could then make the victims transfer funds (as you mentioned with that one case) and dump them in the waterways in order to make it look like a drunken drowning. This is obviously just conjecture though. Whether the police are dismissing these cases due to negligence, not wanting to cause a panic, powerful people being involved or something else entirely is anyone's guess. Maybe the more mysterious cases can some day be solved, but I highly doubt every one of these tragedies falls under the same umbrella. Believing that they all must be connected could harm seeking the truth.

[@CircuitRider]

Well said; I totally agree. The smiley face graffiti is tenuous at best as evidence and far from the best clues that many of these cases are probably murders. Hyping up the graffiti angle just gave the mainstream media and police an easy way out by centering the whole discussion on the graffiti and acting as if the tenuousness of that aspect negates any possibility of foul play. I don’t believe the local police are involved in any real way, but they have many reasons not to want to call so many cases murders when they could plausibly be passed off as tragic accidents. And then it’s quite possible too that the FBI or a similar group is basically coaching these local police and strongly advising (read: demanding) that they ignore and ridicule any claim of foul play. So far, the mainstream media and LE strategy has worked out quite well for the presumed killers.

[@JordanC100]

Maybe they just look for place where a smiley face is and then they kill them there 🤷‍♂️

[@simpl3xity]

One of the few sane and reasonable responses I've seen for this video

[@Wordslay]

Also the smiley face murders could just be individual people copying the motif and not even a group. If the police released info on this even more people will join in because people have bad humor and like to meme.

[@spaciousdawgg]

Hol up murdering people for bad humor and memeing? Or graffitiing smily faces for bad humor and memeing? I’m confused

[@adiarora1017]

Spacious Dawg lol both

[@tensijellyaddict5182]

Hi that doesn’t make sense in the slightest

[@beinganoob4142]

@@tensijellyaddict5182 killing people for fun doesn't make sense in the slightest

[@rya3]

@@beinganoob4142 no graffiting smiley faces that's what he meant

[@_TheRealMilk_]

Me: So there was evidence of drugs in his system? Police: Yup Me: And also there is evidence he was murdered by strangulation? Police: Yup. Me: So this must a murder case? Police: Makes sense to me. Me: Then why is it concluded as an accidental drowning? Police: Well he accidentally fell off the bridge!

[@abandonedchannelwithnovide788]

You can't prove anything this dude said in the video was true he could of made up all of that in fact this dude probably did because most of these were actually accidents. Life tip: Don't believe everything you see. You're basically trusting a random KZbinr over a hired hard working Invitatigator.

[@_TheRealMilk_]

@@abandonedchannelwithnovide788 bro I’m joking

[@justinferguson2058]

@@abandonedchannelwithnovide788 bruh, so are the cops and lawyers lying about strangulation? Your an absolute idiot

[@breakingbruh4930]

@@abandonedchannelwithnovide788 are you the murderer?

[@masomirmanic3771]

@@abandonedchannelwithnovide788 sir are you the smiley face murderer

[@jonathanbreakfast1209]

Cops when someone has two grams of weed: 😳 Cops when there’s clear evidence to a murder: 😴

[@AmazingJuniorBros]

Jonathan Breakfest *Has like 0.1 grams of weed* *FBI OPEN UP* M u r d e r i n g s o m e o n e *They’re just makin babies*

[@alph-lj3uy]

Damn.. this seems too close to home for you guys

[@wenexe1]

Jonathan Breakfest no, but okay libtard

[@Gabyrinconavila]

cops when a poc peacefully protest : 😳 cops when whites aggressively protest : 😴

[@Ringocos]

Shut up hippie

[@2toothsome]

"victims are almost always intelligent" *while the first shown victim just immediately does the same thing that got him nearly killed before*

[@Superepicgamerohemg]

Police when someone dies: 🙄 Police when someone decides to smoke weed in the car: 😮

[@cinnaliee]

@Josh Chavatal holy shit getting angry over a fucking joke. Sure what they said was unnecessary and rude towards police, but in no way was that political. Take the joke for once goddamn

[@loop5312]

I have never been more dissapointed at a Albert fan in my whole life

[@ominously2574]

Police when they see a black person: aight say goodbye motherfcker

[@Superepicgamerohemg]

Shiruxii fool I’m an Albert fan but I commented this before I made this my profile pic and named me this.

[@loop5312]

@@Superepicgamerohemg But you still watched him

[@AZodiacCancer]

>Date rape drug >Strangulation marks Accidental drowning Yeah, that makes sense.

[@mdragarg]

>meme arrow

[@dewaldsteyn1306]

@@mdragarg thats not a meme arrow. You clearly watch to much memes.

[@user-jc5ll1rx3f]

This keeps happening to young men in chicago more recently too, another one just found a couple days ago in the lake...went missing after leaving a party at night.

[@mp48930]

andddd another two in the past 2 months now too in chicago :( definitely seems like they're part of the SFK

[@vanish9823]

Clearly they were drugged by goldfish and strangled by eels, like come on guys

[@itzoemiko]

make sense…

[@confusecat8349]

@@itzoemiko agree

[@bitbreaker_creator]

And Cut into pieces some underwater stone

[@shackledallegiance1091]

THOSE BASTARDS

[@brycewayne2517]

@@bitbreaker_creator you mean swordfish Uhm just pretend swordfish are freshwater fish

[@gcko]

"They use smiley faces as a marking of their murder" Me, who's been using a smiley face to tag my work for years: Ah. Haha. Ha. Welp, time to change my signature! :'D

[@wysteriaz]

Use :3

[@banan9432]

@@wysteriaz nah I'm not an animal lmao

[@cryamistellimek9184]

“Victims were athletic and popular” well looks like I’m safe. Edit: I’ve come to regret the most popular comment I’ve ever posted. Please end me.

[@quick_light]

_Proof being a couch potato is good_

[@ultrainstinctstega]

Yay gamers arent dying

[@kalisv01d86]

Ikr

[@kyofufx3054]

100th like

[@CAAStudios]

Brb getting fat and unpopular

[@lyricheyes7012]

Literally everyone: This person was murdered Police: it was an accident

[@ronniecondez6714]

That's why I never trust police and just call the military

[@deltavii7499]

EpixCOOL This isn’t the military’s problem

[@kindafishy8802]

@@ronniecondez6714 what are they gonna do? They're not detectives, their job is to neutralise *known* threats to the citizens, not killers who's identity is unknown

[@wmwdl8464]

Sometimes Police: this person murdered him People: no he did't

[@stevensrocks798]

Not just the US, in England we have irregular spates of students getting pissed and drowning in rivers in city centres. Our problem though I think is the lack of actual barriers along the banks of a lot of them. Makes it easier for a wobbly drunk to fall in. Plus the banks are usually built up, makes it a lot harder to pull yourself out.

[@kovici7226]

“what is killing these people?” ad: “the kitkat you love”

[@omegathenoob6453]

Lmao

[@Brock73]

GRUBHUB PERKS GIVE YOU DEALS ON DA FOOD YOU LOVE

[@cookiecookie559]

Oh god not the kitcat

[@chao6890]

@@Brock73 the kind of deals that make you *B O O G I E*

[@theworstyoutuber7905]

Yes, just as I was speculating. The kitkat we love are the real murderers.

[@kangel_soup]

The vibes I'm getting from this is that they're trying to make the crimes as natural as possible, using the most commonly used graffiti to make it seem less likely. Also, the dude had strangulation marks, how tf do the police think "Oh yeah he drowned, nothing else"

[@WizzyPuff]

It’s a group of incels trying to take out the chads

[@mrprescription4153]

The incel rebellion has started

[@eidolonicentipede]

oh dear. They really weren't kidding when they made all those threats.

[@ben_wied]

Facts

[@victoriatagliamento9262]

@ Dan Smith No, anything but the chads.

[@titanimus1018]

Is rasputin a chad?

[@jeannemaxwell3173]

Anyone else here because of the Nashville kids body being pulled from a river recently?

[@noodlemarie9514]

“A rare mistake by officials-“ sadly it’s not very rare and more common than it should be

[@poobob6178]

I feel like the smiley face thing is just a red herring tbh

[@corpsesuns]

Bendy0 Pencil why is your pfp eridan but horrifying

[@user-dl5hk1vz5e]

matpat eridan

[@poobob6178]

@@corpsesuns its my aesthetic

[@pilkpog7952]

Bazinga Dib-Shit hello there

[@user-dl5hk1vz5e]

joe bazinga hello

[@Jxhsxn]

Police: investigating and looking around for years Curious people: goes on dark web and solves it in under 20 minutes

[@hollythecat410]

This proves we need to update police training

[@jarofarts6040]

@@hollythecat410 Or hire some Redditors /j

[@PrimrosePetals]

@@jarofarts6040 I know you put the /j for a reason but at this point I feel like its probably not a bad idea

[@jarofarts6040]

@@PrimrosePetals Yeah honestly the only reason I put that was so no one thought I was a Redditor lmao

[@kbking16]

@@jarofarts6040 Not redditors, 4channers

[@NM-vw1fl]

A young polish man was found in the Chicago river this week after going missing from a bar in a neighborhood called River North. It is dejavu for us here because just over a year ago, another young man was pulled from the river after going missing from a bar… in River North. I’m sure it’ll be treated as pure coincidence.

[@marcyangela9298]

Another potential victim: Peter Salvino in Chicago. Only 1-2 weeks after Krzysztof (polish man') was found. They are currently reporting a body has been found in the last known location to his cell ping but not yet confirming the ID of victim. Also left coming home from a party.

[@NM-vw1fl]

I was actually just about to post about this. It is horrifying and aggravating that local police aren’t publicly admitting what we all know to be true. These families deserve answers.

[@Yabuddy53]

My friends and I were just talking about this

[@roninks8493]

Evidence of murder: *exists* Police: Imma ignore that

[@exucaviera9084]

- body in the water for 40 days - body is in pristine condition Ya that's normal.

[@sheixmusic]

"And if these college students aren't actually dying by drowning, then what is killing them?" Ad: DOMINO'S PIZZA WOOOOO

[@PANSHOWCASES]

-Strangled- Police: Yep, this guy drowned accidentally.

[@abandonedchannelwithnovide788]

I hate repeating myself To sum up anything I'mma say your trusting a KZbinr over a hired hard working Invitatigator. Don't trust everything you see because most of these were actually accidents. This dude could of said "clear stab marks yet they say accident" and you'd believe. Sad people have to be told not to trust everything they see.

[@michaelhansgaard3888]

@@abandonedchannelwithnovide788 sad that you choose too complain and act like you're smarter to everyone else when you're really not

[@jakevindice9396]

Know pain

[@ohnoimatrap856]

Simple, he wanted to become a turtle.

[@gaminganimators7000]

@@abandonedchannelwithnovide788 stfu you nonce

[@bassmatrix1540]

*found with head cut off holding a note saying “this was not a suicide”* *coroner* “looks like a suicide”

[@therealmystic2292]

YOURE VIDEOS ARE AMAZING!!!! I just discovered your channel and have been binging. You out so much effort and they are SO GOOD! Don’t forgot me when your have millions of subs!

[@NickCrowley]

TheRealMystic 22 thank you so much!! I won’t forget you 😂😂

[@loganstudios7729]

@@NickCrowley did you forget him?

[@AstroShirosagi]

So basically Red John irl.

[@tikmark4234]

hahaha

[@rcen9706]

If someone wanted to kill someone and get away with it easily, they could do it similarly, and then just put a smiley face somewhere near it. That's probably happened multiple times, imo

[@tactix1015]

Dude thats such a good theory, using this panic of the smiley face murders, to cover up your own crime.

[@GrilledCheeseLover11]

Yea

[@Tjejify]

Wow you guys are psychopaths🤣

[@hereyes783]

Dinox just simple thinking to not get caught

[@javajawa9068]

Yeah just blame it on someone else and you’re never caught as long as there is no fingerprints

[@jacobmillen7452]

My heart stopped when you said the city of pittsburgh. I live there

[@bungeegum8792]

Same

[@mochacrossing1567]

don’t say that 💀

[@spooncollection]

don't worry it's in 25 separate Citys... maybe more.. but all in the us :/

[@danh.2270]

Aren't there gangs in Pittsburgh ? So why afraid of an smiley murder when you have gang shootings..

[@jacobmillen7452]

@@danh.2270 well yes there are alot of bikers and probably lots of gangs too but i live maybe a half hour away from the city in a shady-as-fucc area so yes, i am also slightly fearful, but so long as i dont cause them trouble im fine.

[@gabrielsfilms2086]

some of these are tragic accidents with a common graffiti by them, some of these are terrible murders with common graffiti by them, sure theres probably a few ones that are connected to the graffiti but i kinda doubt it

[@lachlanw8127]

Also another possible motive for a string of killers could be fact that these killings look accidental, because they are college students, it can easily be said that they were intoxicated, but if it was say children or old people it would look very suspicious, and thus questions would be raised.

[@xanderkubec7053]

The world: turn that frown, upside down Pittsburgh: take that smile, make it vile

[@MrAydinminer]

underrated

[@braydonsimmons4033]

This guy needs a Netflix show

[@mirukutea2309]

Agreed

[@maninacoffinofficial63]

Yass

[@jereheiskanen1364]

No

[@Brody400]

Yes!

[@alos8508]

@@jereheiskanen1364 there’s always that one person who can’t agree

[@A_Banananana]

Files say he is a very good swimmer. His arms and legs were chopped. Me: someone mur- Police: Accidental drowning Me:😐

[@alpagan7]

“*Severe injuries that would not be cause by drowning*” Police: *Drowing to me*

[@reuv8441]

This entire comment section: Victim: decimated by a martian’s dystopian atomic bomb while in a child-sized paddling pool. Police: yep. Seems like an accidental drowning.

[@arcihungbycraneonfire]

Luigi US police

[@arcihungbycraneonfire]

Even luigi is still better than mostly them

[@Emma-dz4oy]

I’m thinking maybe this has something to do with human trafficking?

[@miiiwu1999]

Ashen One gay/male-centric snuff films maybe? idk lol

[@miiiwu1999]

Ashen One unless the trafficker/killer is also athletic, plus if the victims drugged its harder for them to fight back. When I think of people who do stuff like that, I imagine it’s a big underground operation or something. That, or one person with a lot of money and power (check out the documentary ‘tickled’ for an example of this sort of thing, it’s crazy lol)

[@WestOfLee100]

*sees the user* SHEEEEEEEEEER HEAET ATTACK

[@markymark443]

but how would they profit in a human trafficking sense from killing the guy and dumping his body right away? I don't see the logic behind that...

[@TruthFaced]

I feel like this might be an incel dude who is jealous of them.

[@cici4886]

@@darkaheart ayo i found the incel

[@Crinkfries]

@@cici4886 we need someone to kill the incels

[@cici4886]

@@Crinkfries lol yeah maybe one day

[@loganpotgeiter7906]

Never before have the lyrics of Slasher (from aviators) is true... envy turns us green... except knives probably won’t be involved.

[@Iloveyou-xx8zc]

@@darkaheart it might just be a group or a cult trying to get rid of men who are potentially “douches” or maybe they were bullied by people like this. Since they never Got a chance to shoot up a school or college.

[@ownerlesscat7523]

ive seen the graffiti its bizzarre they are mainly found near the murder sights or a few miles away

[@aqsem9073]

I'd suggest to pack your bags, or else they'll pack them for you

[@𥅛]

Aqsem Is this a threat

[@notcockycody1342]

Your white....

[@ownerlesscat7523]

@@notcockycody1342 oi cody im fucking mexican sorry for shouting im just hella tired from editing videos and i have no subs.....well like not salot im so tired that i can't ven comprehend as to why u would say im white

[@yoda3964]

That one case you mentioned he was drugged the first time when with his co-workers then again the second time with coworkers before being murdered, I believe that it may have been one of those coworkers and the motive of envy would make sense here too if the man was popular at work or got a promotion it could make sense that a coworker would be jealous and envy him

[@kierstena4174]

I wonder if it was the same bar? Idk why you'd go out with the same group again after what happened the first time.

[@saltshaker9751]

Has anyone thought that possibly they’re targeting gay men? The fact it’s primarily men would support this theory especially with the date rape drug... just a thought though.

[@silverr2718]

Salt Shaker I mean that is a possibility but we can’t be sure that all of the guys who were killed were gay

[@Emma88178]

Salt Shaker or bisexual

[@Emma88178]

Jose Silva or bisexual

[@saltshaker9751]

Jose Silva Hell we can’t even confirm if any of them are. I’d be curious to see if they were or weren’t. Just an interesting thought.

[@silverr2718]

Salt Shaker yea that would be interesting cuz that would give more of an explanation for the motivation of the murders

[@leroyalty1]

So I had a bad trip quite some time ago, way before I heard of this but I remember the worst part is hearing someone spray painting outside my house and thinking that they were going to kill me. I recall thinking that they were spraying a smiley face an now I found this. Holy shit

[@aqsem9073]

Pretty sure they only spray paint after they committed the murder. So you're basically a suspect

[@beefcakington82]

Well stay safe

[@chrislair6832]

That's scarier than my bad trip and mine was terrifying

[@beefcakington82]

@@chrislair6832 what was yours?

[@chrislair6832]

@@beefcakington82 Man Beef I was 17 or 18 at my friend Derek's house like always cause his mom smoked weed. I for some reason wanted a shot of tequila right before it started kicking in. The bottle slipped and Derek looked me straight in the eyes and jokingly said something bad is going to happen and I said fuck. The hallway out his bedroom door looked a bit like it had caved in and I thought I was dead. I started begging everybody for a cigarette and my friend Wes had a pillow over his chest and his head looked like it was coming out of the pillow and I was begging and the police stop being a pillow. I think I'm in hell and this Aphex Twin song and joint will go on for eternity since all I ever did was hang out and get high that was my punishment. I jumped out his window and started begging God to give me another chance. I swear I'll never smoke weed again and throw probably a half ounce in someone's yard and my cigarettes in another. In between my house and Derek's was Wes' house and I'd known him my whole life and his mom was an ex nurse crackhead and I banged on her door and said Lisa I'm tripping and I'm dead. She gave me a handful of valium and I was fine. Woke up and immediately went to find my weed

[@bugsinricepudding.]

Plot twist: Nick is a part of these murderers and thats why he has so much proof on this theory

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

"What's actually killing them?" "Jee willers, maybe it's the strangulation."

[@jenniferh7297]

William Ramsey is an attorney who has done good independent investigative work on this case and there's some evidence to suggest that the killers are using Grindr in at least some of the murders and he theorizes that there's occult and s&m interests shared by the killers, there's a motive.

[@pip7967]

getting on it thanksss

[@bigmeowboi69]

I live in Pittsburgh and this is still a big issue. There have been more “accidental drownings” that all seem sus af.

[@cyanideA]

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[@aidenallen5922]

@@cyanideA what is this encryption

[@Nxper]

@@aidenallen5922 it’s actually a text image, look up on yt when the imposter is sus

[@thatonesnazzyartist6732]

Especially with the recent one. I also live in Pittsburgh and the fact these people go missing for months at time then just get FOUND in the rivers??? Its really sketchy

[@JointMasterJ]

You're not wrong!!!

[@giggles7179]

I live in a small city that's pretty much at the center of many - if not most - of the Smiley Face cases and I was right around the age of most of the victims (luckily, that's where the similarities end). If these cases are truly coincidental, it's a stunning coincidence. The biggest argument for the killings here (4-5 of them, I believe) is that the street where 80% of the local university's students go to binge-drink each weekend is right along the river where most of the local victims have been found. Most of the cases have been closed with the official story being (and I paraphrase here) "drowning by intoxicated misadventure " But that fact could also be the strongest argument for it being an ideal spot for these killings. Sadly, I doubt any of this will be proven in the foreseeable future. At least in my area, public perception of the two retired detectives turned against them after some of the victims' parents spoke out against the two and how they were conducting the investigation. Here, even uttering their names has become something of a taboo that can result in anger; most would rather move on and accept the "official" story rather than cause the families any more pain by dredging it up again. If anyone ever does discover evidence that points to an actual murderer (or murderers as many theories suggest there may be an entire group to blame), there will be a fair amount of apologies in order. I, for one, merely hope that the interest in moving on from the incidents doesn't hinder any further investigations.

[@AnenMT]

“The smiley face murders” Omg guys it was Dream.

[@asdfghjklkjhgfdsaqazwsxefh4549]

*gasp*

[@deadfire910]

The IRL man hunt

[@treehugger1916]

uh oh

[@kai_is_peepeecow5651]

omg i’m-

[@secretsmokystarr]

:0 *Unsub*

[@Titan-qc1og]

Nah its a cult, organization, or like Red John from the mentalist

[@christianrosario9639]

I have been looking through this whole comment section for someone to mention Red John! Thank You!

[@jaygeyser5836]

@@christianrosario9639 Me too. Actually been binge watching the show this week

[@echodragon6]

I have searched for this comment as soon as I started watching the video

[@quickflash2studios232]

It seems like something from fiction so it’s scary that this actually exists.

[@perry6088]

Fr

[@saturn7404]

you'll be surprised of what humans are capable of

[@AnarTheAnarchist]

The entire intro just gave me chilling vibes. It’s so good..

[@andreajasyl2655]

I feel like I’m watching a Netflix documentary

[@riversong4997]

Wait...was Red John literally based on this? Considering it started in the '90s. I pray that the victims' families find peace, and that wherever the victims may be, they're no longer suffering.

[@risingoblivion2024]

Imagine the killers are dads that are killing there daughters types

[@aqsem9073]

Wha

[@aqsem9073]

Funtime Freddy & Bon Bon why you asking me, this comment has the worst grammar

[@risingoblivion2024]

Aqsem didn’t realize my typo sorry

[@aqsem9073]

Funtime Freddy & Bon Bon then why say ?

[@Casca_dian]

This was the case that never sat right with me, it almost scared me. I'm so glad you covered it

[@finnbesford711]

“If There Not Drowning What’s Killing The- RAID SHADOW LEGENDS

[@banditkeef3864]

There is no way for them to dump the body and tag the location that the body would float to

[@SCENE4LIFEXD]

That one time in everybody's life When your limbs get ripped off And you accidentally fall of a mountain into a body of water and get submerged and coincidentally the words "yes i killed him" are ironically written on a price of cardboard that was placed neatly on your body #relatable

[@youdamanyoudaman]

I used to date a girl who's friend had a brother who was the man that was killed by this group in Michigan. It supposedly happened a while ago but I learned it when we went to a party at her house for co-workers and their couples in Coopersville MI she never brought it up but my ex told me after we left. I know it is true because she showed me her friend's Facebook page and they have an anniversary about it every year where they put up pictures of him and his parents and family. That's pretty much all I know because I didn't want to ask the actual sister about it it just seemed disrespectful to ask too much about it

[@jahimuddin2306]

Goddamnit. Not Michigan. Luckily I am not white, nor am I in college.

[@t1me212]

why Michigan I-

[@bohunkerdonk5200]

4:42 they look like a budget version of penn and teller

[@anshuuu9708]

Get away from murder using this loophole:- *accidental drowning*

[@robharms1659]

2:40 You don't walk in a straight line after being drugged either...

[@joejoe121hg]

well depending on the drug you do

[@robharms1659]

@@joejoe121hg No, you don't.

[@jackysbin3860]

Rob Harms I have nothing to add to this but wow that reply was 1 minute ago

[@joejoe121hg]

@@robharms1659 you do lol depending on the drug it will or will not affect your way of moving

[@heretostartdrama2086]

@@joejoe121hg Not really,if ur mind is on the ass while drunk or Drugged you'll kinda move like a pathetic old drunk person

[@jaythatguyyouknow5135]

I partied A LOT in Pittsburgh from 2012 through 2018. I have been to house parties at both nice and expensive as well as crappy abandoned homes, dive bars, high class bars, big raves, small raves, small metal/ shows, large music events, street/block parties and more. I closely fit the victim profile of the SFK during that time and have been in places where one can assume people could have easy access to GHB or similar drugs (especially in the Pittsburgh rave scene as there are lots of people that sell lots of trippy drugs and possibly have access to date r@pe drugs). I have lived in 4 major cities along the east coast and visited at least 2 times more and there was one thing I noticed people in Pittsburgh would do, a lot would willingly share drinks with others like others would share a joint. More often a man would ask before a woman would, if I was to guess I would say at a almost 5:1 ratio. I can’t tell you how many times someone has come up to me while I’m holding a bottle of water or soda (or as the yinzers call it, “pop”) and either make a hand motion on my direction asking for a drink (when the music/ rows is loud) or verbally ask. There is no shame when they do either, it’s not like a broke person asking a rando for a cig where you can tell they are feeling some embarrassment asking. It’s just a normal thing to do like asking the person next to you for a light or asking for direction to a nearby location. Never have I seen this type of behavior anywhere else in the places I have been in the US. They few times I did say yes I just gave them the rest of what I had and bought a new drink but one very curious thing I noticed was they almost never inspected what they were handed and just drank it. Knowing all that it’s very easy to see how a relatively young man could be unknowingly slipped something. If there is a SFK I could imagine them standing in the crowd near the dance floor holding a dosed bottle of water just waiting for their next victim to come to them and ask for a drink starting the first step in a twisted chain of events. Hopefully since we are now in a post rona world this behavior will no longer be common or accepted but I’m not that optimistic. I know that us humans are predictable creatures that fall into old habits when complacency sets in. I also hope that is not the case for this obviously reckless behavior. My final hope in this situation is that my theory is just that and no where near the truth. With that said, as we start to go back into the world and get back to normal stay vigilant and constantly minimizing any risks to your health whether that be contracting any illness or putting yourself in a position where you can be victimized. Just because we are young, strong, able bodied men doesn’t mean we won’t be targeted and victimized by a cunning perpetrator.

[@midnightmyers3873]

Didnt this boy learn the first time? I guess not.

[@rover9803]

T.G.E for real

[@501ststormtrooper9]

Your profile pic scares me to be honest.

[@dspa6915]

Im watching this hours after a kid from my high schools body was found in a river, after he went missing coming home from a bar in Alabama. He fits every part of the criteria for the targets. Kinda scary

[@Mildlyseasoned]

Imagine trying to make a name for yourself as a serial killer even going so far as to leave a call sign and EVERY SINGLE MURDER getting labeled as accidental drowning. So sad

[@DoctorSess]

MildlySeasoned 😅

[@pyramidschema8668]

*On the news* "An accidental drowning" Killer: Oh come ON!

[@brettpresta-valachovic3631]

We had a drowning like this in Athens, Ohio. It had the exact same MMO. Athletic, white male college student, last seen leaving a bar intoxicated. Their body was found in Hocking River miles away from where the student was last seen and in the opposite direction from where they lived. Their body was also found in a location which had been previously searched. There was smiley face graffiti found nearby. So, yeah. I believe there is something to the Smiley Face Killers theory. But, until someone is caught, we won't know the missing pieces of the puzzle.

[@centrocomercialoscuro]

solo en ohio

[@mp48930]

damnnnn. any chance you remember the name of the person?

[@Chocolate___1]

This is a work of art nick needs to be in the cinemas who agrees

[@chikinnunget5231]

"targets are almost always athletic, intelligent, and popular." Well at least I know I'm safe

[@willow5576]

Dam that's tough

[@ilikepie4685]

I’m not athletic/popular but I’m relatively smart, I don’t want to get drunk cause I already have a huge sweet tooth. I don’t need anymore problems.

[@GunFiend762]

He may have been sexually assaulted and due to that fact he didn't want to speak about it and his coworkers had something to do with it, the numbers of smiley face may be the number of suspects or they may be the number of times he was assaulted. If not it's a collective of bar tenders that commit these heinous crimes.

[@josetoledo8895]

The fact this happened in my city is terrifying

[@f1urps]

BRO I'm freaking out.... there's this one creek in my neighborhood with creepy-looking smiley face graffiti'd on the concrete. It's near a section of the creek with relatively deep water, behind a park where nobody would normally go, and there's no other graffiti near it. It just showed up one day last year

[@501ststormtrooper9]

Hmmm... *PROBABLY JUST AN ACCIDENTAL GRAFFITING!*

[@faayzomarakhtar6910]

Bro run I’m not joking move away from there

[@shiba2ndworlder]

"The victim was hanged, with 52 bullet wounds in the skull cavity, what do you think operative?" "He drowned."

[@goodcitizen6334]

When I was very little, my next door neighbor’s was graffitied with a smile face on the back window. Mind you I was born in 97 and even as a little girl that for some reason gave me the absolute worst feeling when it happened.